French Three Strikes Roars To Life

France was one of the first countries to impose laws that require ISPs terminate the service of users who repeatedly engage in copyright infringement. In September French anti-piracy outfit Trident Media Guard began tracking offenders and submitting infringement claims to ISPs, who must then provide account details and forward warning letters to users. Trident's infringement claims process has already ramped up to 25,000 requests per day, a daily total that could reach 150,000.